2025 Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 41-48
We conducted a survey on the actual conditions of oral diseases and oral hygiene in Myaungmya district in the remote delta region of Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar). The total number of subjects surveyed was 1277, 770 aged 12 and older, 507 aged under 12, 583 males, and 694 females. The prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis were 65.4% and 52.9%, respectively in total subjects. The prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis were 62.9% and 53.0%, respectively in two schools attended by children aged 3-17 years. The prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis was 82.4% and 52.1%, respectively, among the villagers, including both infants and the elderly. In each school, early caries of C1 and C2 were predominant, while advanced caries of C3 and C4 were present in a significant number of subjects, although they were progressively less common than those of C1 and C2. The elderly villagers also had a large number of missing teeth. The prevalence of malocclusion was 9.9%, 95 patients (7.4%) had dental crowding, 32 (2.5%) had mandibular prognathism and maxillary prognathism. After recognizing the situation of the oral health condition in Myanmar, we can take appropriate measures for children in Myanmar to maintain oral functions and oral hygiene that support the overall health.
